Mt 1:2.
ABRAHAM BEGAT (or was the father of-NIV) ISAAC; AND ISAAC BEGAT (or was the
father of-JNT) JACOB; AND JACOB BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JUDAS AND HIS
(BROTHERS);Mt 1:3. AND JUDAS BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) PHARES AND ZARA OF
(or whose mother was) THAMAR; AND PHARES BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ESROM;
AND ESROM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) (RAM);Mt 1:4. AND (RAM) BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) (AMMINADAB); AND (AMMINADAB)
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) (NAHSHON); AND (NAHSHON) BEGAT (or was the
father of-JNT) SALMON;Mt 1:5. AND SALMON BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) BOOZ OF (or whose
mother was) RACHAB; AND BOOZ BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) OBED OF (or whose
mother was) RUTH; AND OBED BEGAT JESSE;Mt 1:6. AND JESSE BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) DAVID THE KING; AND
DAVID THE KING BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) SOLOMON OF HER THAT HAD BEEN
THE WIFE OF URIAS;Mt 1:7. AND SOLOMON BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ROBOAM; AND ROBOAM
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ABIA; AND ABIA BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
ASA;Mt 1:8. AND ASA BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JOSAPHAT; AND JOSAPHAT
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JORAM; AND JORAM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
OZIAS;Mt 1:9. AND OZIAS BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JOATHAM; AND JOATHAM
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ACHAZ; AND ACHAZ BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
EZEKIAS;Mt 1:10. AND EZEKIAS BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) MANASSES; AND MANASSES
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) AMON; AND AMON BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
JOSIAS;Mt 1:11. AND JOSIAS BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JECHONIAS AND HIS
(BROTHERS), ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE CARRIED AWAY (or the exile, or deportation)
TO BABYLON:Mt 1:12. AND AFTER THEY WERE BROUGHT TO BABYLON, JECHONIAS BEGAT (or
was the father of-JNT) SALATHIEL; AND SALATHIEL BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
ZOROBABEL;Mt 1:13. AND ZOROBABEL BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ABIUD; AND ABIUD
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ELIAKIM; AND ELIAKIM BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT) AZOR;Mt 1:14. AND AZOR BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) SADOC; AND SADOC BEGAT
(or was the father of-JNT) ACHIM; AND ACHIM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)
ELIUD;Mt 1:15. AND ELIUD BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) ELEAZAR; AND ELEAZAR
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) MATTHAN; AND MATTHAN BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT) JACOB;Mt 1:16. AND JACOB BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT) JOSEPH THE HUSBAND
OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN JESUS (or Yeshua), WHO IS CALLED CHRIST (or the Messiah).Mt 1:17. SO ALL THE GENERATIONS FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS;
AND FROM DAVID UNTIL THE CARRYING AWAY (or exile, captivity, or deportation)
INTO BABYLON ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS; AND FROM THE CARRYING AWAY (or exile,
captivity, or deportation) INTO BABYLON UNTO (the time of) CHRIST (or the Messiah)
ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS.

Lk 3:23. (He) BEING ([SUPPOSEDLY] [or
so it was thought-NIV]) THE SON OF JOSEPH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF HELI,Lk 3:24. WHICH WAS THE SON OF MATTHAT, WHICH WAS THE SON OF LEVI, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF
MELCHI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF JANNA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF JOSEPH,Lk 3:25. WHICH WAS THE SON OF MATTATHIAS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF AMOS,
WHICH WAS THE SON OF (NAHUM), WHICH WAS THE SON OF ESLI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(NAGGAI),Lk 3:26. WHICH WAS THE SON OF MAATH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF MATTATHIAS,
WHICH WAS THE SON OF SEMEI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF JOSEPH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(JUDAH),Lk 3:27. WHICH WAS THE SON OF JOANNA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF RHESA, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF (ZERUBBABEL), WHICH WAS THE SON OF (SHEALTIEL), WHICH WAS THE
SON OF NERI,Lk 3:28. WHICH WAS THE SON OF MELCHI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ADDI, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF COSAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ELMODAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ER,Lk 3:29. WHICH WAS THE SON OF JOSE, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ELIEZER, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF JORIM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF MATTHAT, WHICH WAS THE SON OF LEVI,Lk 3:30. WHICH WAS THE SON OF SIMEON, WHICH WAS THE SON OF (JUDAH), WHICH
WAS THE SON OF JOSEPH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF JONAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ELIAKIM,Lk 3:31. WHICH WAS THE SON OF MELEA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF MENAN, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF MATTATHA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF NATHAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF DAVID,Lk 3:32. WHICH WAS THE SON OF JESSE, WHICH WAS THE SON OF OBED, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF (BOAZ), WHICH WAS THE SON OF SALMON, WHICH WAS THE SON OF (NAHSHON),Lk 3:33. WHICH WAS THE SON OF (AMMINADAB), WHICH WAS THE SON OF (RAM),
WHICH WAS THE SON OF (HEZRON), WHICH WAS THE SON OF (PEREZ), WHICH WAS THE SON
OF (JUDAH),Lk 3:34. WHICH WAS THE SON OF JACOB, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ISAAC, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF ABRAHAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF (TERAH), WHICH WAS THE SON OF (NAHOR),Lk 3:35. WHICH WAS THE SON OF (SERUG), WHICH WAS THE SON OF (REU), WHICH
WAS THE SON OF (PELEG), WHICH WAS THE SON OF HEBER, WHICH WAS THE SON OF (SHELAH),Lk 3:36. WHICH WAS THE SON OF CAINAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ARPHAXAD,
WHICH WAS THE SON OF (SHEM), WHICH WAS THE SON OF NOAH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
LAMECH,Lk 3:37. WHICH WAS THE SON OF (METHUSELAH), WHICH WAS THE SON OF ENOCH,
WHICH WAS THE SON OF JARED, WHICH WAS THE SON OF (MAHALALEL), WHICH WAS THE
SON OF CAINAN,Lk 3:38. WHICH WAS THE SON OF ENOS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF SETH, WHICH
WAS THE SON OF ADAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF GOD.

Matthew’s
Gospel was written mainly to new Jewish believers.He begins his account with
a genealogy showing that Jesus was Jewish, establishing His Davidic lineage,
as it is written Jn 4:22-SALVATION IS OF THE JEWS. Jesus was of the correct
ancestry to be the Christ (the Messiah) and the King of Israel. The genealogy
is that of Joseph. It was through David and Abraham that the Messiah must come.
As it is written-Deut 18:18,19 gives one of
the many Old Testament prophecies of the coming of the Messiah. It is written-I
WILL RAISE THEM UP A PROPHET FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN, LIKE UNTO THEE, AND
WILL PUT MY WORDS IN HIS MOUTH; AND HE SHALL SPEAK UNTO THEM ALL THAT I SHALL
COMMAND HIM. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT WHOSOEVER WILL NOT HEARKEN UNTO
MY WORDS WHICH HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME, I WILL REQUIRE IT OF HIM.The coming of Messiah
was fulfilled exactly on time as prophesied by Daniel. Yet it was a most unlikely
time in that the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob was a dispersed people and
under the Roman yoke.

Mt
1:1. THE BOOK (or record)OF THE GENERATION (or
genealogy) or ancestors—OF JESUS CHRIST (the Messiah).Jesus is the Greek, Joshua is the Hebrew. Jesus is the Christ,
which means the Savior, the Messiah, the Anointed or Anointed One.Genesis, the first book of
the Old Testament, begins with the creation of God. Matthew, the first book
of the New Testament, begins with the ancestry of the Creator. The verse continues—THE SON OF DAVID.
The last person to sit upon the royal throne (Jechonias) was about 600 years
previous to the birth of John the Baptist. Regardless, the Messiah still had
to be of royal descent according to the prophecies. Jesus is called the Son
of David, as David was His great, great, great, great-etc., grandfather. David’s
name may be mentioned first, because the King that was to rule over the nation
was to come through the lineage of David. Jesus is that King. Jesus is the OFFSPRING
OF DAVID. Jesus is of the lineage of David both through Joseph and Mary.
Thus He is called the Son of David. The Messiah had to come through the seed
of Abraham, through the tribe of Judah, and through the seed of David.

3-JESUS
IS CALLED

In the New Testament,
Jesus is first called the SON OF DAVID in Mt 1:1. This gives Him the right to
the throne of David.
In the New Testament, Jesus is first called the SON OF ABRAHAM
in Mt 1:1. This gives Him the right to all of Israel.
In the New Testament, Jesus is first called the SON OF GOD
in Mt 4:3. This gives Him the right to everything. He is the Heir of all things.
In the New Testament, Jesus is first called the SON OF MAN
in Mt 8:20. This gives Him the right to all the earth.

The
verse continues—THE SON OF ABRAHAM.
David is called the son of Abraham, as Abraham was his great, great, great,
great, great-etc., grandfather.Two covenants are alluded to
here, the Davidic (2 Sam 7) and the Abrahamic (Gen 12, Gen 15).Thus Matthew deals with the
lineage of Jesus through Joseph, showing He is from the right ancestry. The
legal right of Jesus to sit upon the throne of David as King needed to be established.
His ancestry had to traced directly to the line of the throne of David through
Solomon. This is an area that had to be dealt with to show that Jesus was the
One to fulfill God’s covenant. Matthew dealt with this question in detail. Thus
Son of David comes first followed by Son of Abraham.If there had been any flaw
in the genealogy of Jesus, as to His identification of being the Christ, the
Pharisees or other religious leaders would have surely found it and pointed
it out.

Mt 1:2. #1-ABRAHAM
BEGAT (or was the father of-NIV)#2-ISAAC;
AND ISAAC BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#3-JACOB;
AND JACOB BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#4-JUDAS. Judas is the Greek
rendering of Judah. This is the father of the tribe of Judah. The promise of
Gen 49:8-12 was that the Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. Thus Jesus
is called in Rev 5:5-THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA, THE ROOT OF DAVID.

4-COMMENTARY
ON JUDAH—PROPHECY GIVEN BY JACOB

THOU ART HE WHOM THY BRETHREN SHALL PRAISE: THY HAND SHALL BE IN THE NECK OF
THINE ENEMIES; THY FATHER’S CHILDREN SHALL BOW DOWN BEFORE THEE. JUDAH IS A
LION’S WHELP (cub); FROM THE PREY, MY SON, THOU ART GONE UP (you return from
the prey-NIV): HE STOOPED DOWN, HE COUCHED AS A LION, AND AS AN OLD LION; WHO
SHALL ROUSE HIM UP? THE SCEPTER SHALL NOT DEPART FROM JUDAH, NOR A LAWGIVER
(the ruler’s staff) FROM BETWEEN HIS FEET, UNTIL SHILOH COME (until He comes
to whom it belongs-NIV); AND UNTO HIM SHALL THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE BE (the
obedience of the nations is His-NIV). BINDING HIS FOAL (or donkey) UNTO THE
VINE, AND HIS ASS’S COLT UNTO THE CHOICE VINE (or branch); HE WASHED HIS GARMENTS
IN WINE, AND HIS CLOTHES (or robes) IN THE BLOOD OF GRAPES: HIS EYES SHALL BE
RED WITH (or darker than) WINE, AND HIS TEETH WHITE WITH MILK (or whiter than
milk)-Gen 49:8-12.Judah would be praised and
was to be powerful in warfare. Judah was to become the leader among the tribes
of Israel. This did come to pass.The Messiah was to come from
this tribe. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. The scepter is a symbol
of royal power, and the ruler’s staff would rest between the ruler’s feet. Shiloh
denotes the Prince of peace, the Messiah, the One to Whom the scepter and ruler’s
staff belongs. Jesus, the Messiah, came and the people were gathered to Him.
It is written, BEHOLD, THY KING COMETH UNTO THEE, MEEK, AND SITTING UPON AN
ASS, AND A COLT THE FOAL OF AN ASS-Mt 21:5. He was crucified and shed His blood
at Calvary. After three days, He rose from the dead and now sits at the right
hand of God the Father. But Jesus shall return immediately after the Tribulation
of those days, even at the time of Armageddon. It is written, AND THE WINEPRESS
WAS TRODDEN WITHOUT THE CITY, AND BLOOD CAME OUT OF THE WINEPRESS, EVEN UNTO
THE HORSE BRIDLES-Rev 14:20. AND HE WAS CLOTHED WITH A VESTURE DIPPED IN BLOOD:
AND HIS NAME IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD-Rev 19:13. Jesus shall reign and rule
when He returns after the Tribulation; the gathering of the people and obedience
of the nations shall be unto Him.The verse continues—AND HIS (BROTHERS) which
are the fathers of the other tribes of Israel.

Mt 1:3. AND JUDAS
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#5-PHARES AND ZARA
OF (or whose mother was) THAMAR. This is the first of four Old Testament
women mentioned in Mt 1:1-17. She is referred to in-Gen 38:24-26 as playing
the harlot. She was the mother of two illegitimate sons named Pharez and Zarah-ref
Gen 38:27-30.AND PHARES BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#6-ESROM;
AND ESROM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#7-(RAM);

Mt 1:4. AND (RAM)
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#8-(AMMINADAB);
AND (AMMINADAB) BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#9-(NAHSHON);
AND (NAHSHON) BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#10-SALMON;

Mt 1:5. AND SALMON
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT).
He married Rahab. The verse continues—
#11-BOOZ. Booz is the New Testament spelling for Boaz in the Old Testament.
He was the husband of Ruth. The verse continues—OF (or whose mother was) RACHAB (or
Rahab). This is the second of four Old Testament women mentioned in Mt
1:1-17. She is mentioned in Jos 2:1-24. She is also mentioned as the harlot
in Heb 11:31 and Ja 2:25. She was the converted, Canaanite prostitute
of Jericho that hid the two spies of Israel and became the mother of Boaz .
The verse continues—AND BOOZ BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#12-OBED OF (or whose mother was)
RUTH. This is the third of four Old Testament women mentioned in Mt 1:1-17.
Rachab was not a Jew and neither was Ruth. She is mentioned beginning in Ruth
1:4 and appears in all four chapters. She was a Moabitess that determined to
follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, after the death of her husband. She made the
God of Israel her God-ref Ruth 1:16. The verse continues—AND OBED BEGAT#13-JESSE;

Mt 1:6. AND JESSE
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#14-DAVID THE KING;
AND DAVID THE KING BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT). Many kings are named
in this genealogy, however only David is referred to as the king. It is upon
the throne of David that Jesus will sit. The verse continues—#1-SOLOMON OF HER THAT HAD BEEN THE WIFE
OF URIAS. This is the fourth of four Old Testament women mentioned in Mt
1:1-17. Bathsheba had committed adultery with David the king-2 Sam 11:2-5. Later,
she married David legitimately and became the mother of Solomon. Normally, women
would not be included in a genealogy such as this. Why God chose to include
these four women, we can only speculate.

Mt 1:7. AND SOLOMON
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#2-ROBOAM (Rehoboam)
(B.C. 945-929). The dates of each king’s reign are estimates. He was
evil and later forsook the Law. Under Roboam, the kingdom split into a northern
and southern kingdom. The northern kingdom was called Israel and other names
and consisted of ten tribes. The southern kingdom was called Judah and consisted
of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. The verse continues—AND ROBOAM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#3-ABIA (Abijam or Abijah) (B.C.
929-926). He did the sins of his father but may have changed. The verse continues—AND ABIA BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#4-ASA. He was righteous but
not near the end.Mt 1:8. AND ASA BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT)#5-JOSAPHAT (Jehoshaphat) (B.C.
886-864).He was righteous.AND JOSAPHAT BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT)#6-JORAM (Jehoram) (B.C. 865-858).
He was evil. He killed his brother and was sick at the end. Between Joram and
Ozias three names are omitted. Why they are omitted is not made known. Some
speculate it was because of the evil of Joram and Athaliah that his next three
descendants were omitted—to the third generation. The verse continues—AND JORAM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT).
The word "begat," in this case, appears to mean lineage or descended
from, not the actual father. The verse continues—#7-OZIAS (Uzziah) (B.C. 799-748).
He was righteous but then became prideful and sinned. He became leprous till
the day of his death.

Mt 1:9. AND OZIAS
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#8-JOATHAM (Jothan)
(B.C. 748-732). He was righteous. The verse continues—AND JOATHAM BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT)#9-ACHAZ (Ahaz) (B.C. 732-717).
He was very evil. He forsook God. Perhaps the worst. The verse continues—AND ACHAZ BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#10-EZEKIAS (Hezekiah) (B.C.
717-698). He was righteous but had pride. He later repented.

Mt 1:10. AND EZEKIAS
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#11-MANASSES (Manasseh)
(B.C. 698-642). He was evil but repented. The verse continues—

AND MANASSES BEGAT
(or was the father of-JNT)#12-AMON (B.C.
642-640). He was evil. The verse continues—AND AMON BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#13-JOSIAS (Josiah) (B.C. 640-609).
He was very righteous and held the great Passover. The verse continues—

Mt 1:11. AND JOSIAS
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#14-JECHONIAS
(Jehoiachin). Jere 22:30 states-WRITE YE THIS MAN CHILDLESS, A MAN THAT SHALL
NOT PROSPER IN HIS DAYS: FOR NO MAN OF HIS SEED SHALL PROSPER, SITTING
UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, AND RULING ANY MORE IN JUDAH. This verse is not saying
he shall not have a child, but that his seed or any child he has will
not prosper sitting on the throne of David. None of his sons sat upon the throne,
but the right to the throne did continue through them. If Jesus had been of
the actual seed of Joseph, He could not have occupied the throne of David. Jesus
was not conceived through the seed of Joseph, but the Holy Ghost came upon Mary
even though Joseph was his so-called legal father. He was, however, a
direct physical descendant of David through Mary by way of Nathan—note Lk 3:31.
The verse continues—AND HIS (BROTHERS),
ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE CARRIED AWAY (or the exile, or deportation)
TO BABYLON. These were the days of Daniel
the prophet.

Mt 1:12. AND AFTER THEY WERE BROUGHT
TO BABYLON,
JECHONIAS BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#1-SALATHIEL.
From Salathiel on to Joseph, none of these reigned as kings. The verse continues—AND SALATHIEL BEGAT (or was the father
of-JNT)#2-ZOROBABEL. This is the one
that God used regarding the building of the Temple following the return of the
children of Israel to their homeland.

Mt 1:13. AND ZOROBABEL
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#3-ABIUD;
AND ABIUD BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#4-ELIAKIM;
AND ELIAKIM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#5-AZOR;

Mt 1:14. AND AZOR
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#6-SADOC;
AND SADOC BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#7-ACHIM;
AND ACHIM BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#8-ELIUD;

Mt 1:15. AND ELIUD
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#9-ELEAZAR;
AND ELEAZAR BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#10-MATTHAN;
AND MATTHAN BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#11-JACOB;

Mt 1:16. AND JACOB
BEGAT (or was the father of-JNT)#12-JOSEPH THE HUSBAND
OF MARY. Should the kings of Israel have continued, Joseph would have been
in line to become the king of Israel. The verse continues—OF WHOM WAS BORN#13-JESUS (or Yeshua), WHO IS CALLED
CHRIST (or the Messiah). Note, it does not say that Joseph was the father
of Jesus. It does not say that Joseph begat Jesus.
Why there are only 13 names in the third set and not 14 is not known. Some believe
that Jeconiah’s name being repeated in verse 12 gives the 14th name.

Mt 1:17. SO ALL THE
GENERATIONS FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS;
AND FROM DAVID UNTIL THE CARRYING AWAY (or exile, captivity, or deportation)
INTO BABYLON ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS;
AND FROM THE CARRYING AWAY (or exile, captivity, or deportation)
INTO BABYLON UNTO (the time of)
CHRIST (or the Messiah)
ARE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS.
Bible scholars have various opinions as to the meaning of the 14 generations.
The number of people mentioned in the last group is not 14. In addition, there
are certain kings left out in the previous group. The Lord used His own designations
regarding the 3 groups of 14 generations.
Matthew's chronology begins with Abraham and goes to David.
Note, the words "the king" applied to David. From David it goes to
Solomon, then to Roboam and follows the priestly or the royal, legal line to
Jesus through Joseph, His supposed father.Luke's chronology (which should follow) includes David,
but then follows the line of Nathan, another son of David. It traces Jesus being
the Son of Man. It begins with Jesus and traces Mary's chronology back to Adam
(who was the son of God) thus, showing Jesus was also human and that Mary was
of the lineage of David. Therefore, Jesus was qualified as the Messiah through
both lines: through Joseph, He was heir to David's throne; through Mary, He
was the Son of Man.
Note in Matthew's Gospel, which says that Jacob begat
Joseph. In Luke's Gospel, it does not say this, but rather states that Joseph
was the son of Heli. The word "begat" is not used here. Joseph would
have been classified as the son of Heli by marriage to Mary. Heli is believed
to have been Mary's father.
Since Jesus was not physically descended from the lineage
recorded in Matthew's account, He did not receive of the curse placed on Jehoiachin.
Jesus did not have an earthly father.
It is generally acknowledged that the Salathiel and Zorobabel
mentioned in both Matthew's chronology and Luke's chronology may not be the
same; however, there are other opinions on this as well as covered by Lk 3:27.Many of the men and women were
of questionable character in this lineage. The genealogy shows a shameful history
of disobedient and rebellious kings. There are four women, who were either foreigners
or of questionable character, mentioned in Matthew's chronology: Thamar (Tamar),
Rachab (Rahab), Ruth, and Bath-Sheba. Tamar and Rahab were prostitutes. Tamar
was the mother of Phares (Pharez) and Zara (Zerah), two illegitimate sons. Rahab
was a foreigner and was the prostitute of Jericho and the mother of Booz (Boaz).
Note the words in Heb 11:31-BY FAITH THE HARLOT RAHAB PERISHED NOT. Ruth, a
godly woman, was a foreigner, a Gentile from Moab. Bath-sheba, who was the wife
of Uriah, committed adultery with David. She later married David and became
the mother of Solomon. Jesus came to save those that were lost. The genealogy
shows that Jesus is not only the Savior of the Jews, but the Gentiles also.In Matthew’s chronology, the
term "fourteen generations" is used. Certain names are also omitted.
There are varied opinions as to why the Lord chose to present it in this way.
We might take note of the word "so" in verse 17.The words "the king"
apply to David and the throne of David; however, it is not used regarding Solomon.
It was not fulfilled in Solomon.The wording in Matthew's chronology
in verse 16 reads, AND JACOB BEGAT JOSEPH THE HUSBAND OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN
JESUS, WHO IS CALLED CHRIST. The words, OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN JESUS, clearly
show that Jesus was the physical child of Mary, but not of Joseph. This should
be further explained in verses 18 to 25.

The
spelling of some of the names may differ between the Old and New Testaments.

5-MT
1:2-16 AND LK 3:23-34

Kingly (or royal),
legal line from Joseph, Jesus’ legal father. It began first with David
(Mt 1:1), from which the royal line began, then to Abraham and
forward to Jesus.

Son of Man line.
The blood line of Mary. It begins with Jesus and goes backward to Abraham
and continues on back to Adam, which was the son of God.

Mt 1:2-16

Lk 3:23-34

Abraham begat Isaac

Abraham

Isaac

Isaac

Jacob

Jacob

Judas (Judah)

Judah

Phares

Phares

Esrom

Esrom

Aram

Aram

Aminadab

Aminadab

Naasson

Naasson

Salmon

Salmon

Booz

Booz

Obed

Obed

Jesse

Jesse

David (the king)…………………

David

Solomon (a son of
David)

Nathan (a son of
David)

Roboam

Mattatha

Abia (Abijah)

Menan

Asa

Melea

Josaphat (Jehoshaphat)

Eliakim

Joram (Jehoram)

Jonan

Ozias (Uzziah) (Azariah)

Joseph

Joatham (Jotham)

Juda

Achaz (Ahaz)

Simeon

Levi

Ezekias (Hezekiah)

Matthat

Jorim

Manasses

Eliezer

Jose

Amon

Er

Elmodam

Josias (Josiah)

Cosam

Addi

Jechonias (Jehoiachin)

Melchi

(Coniah) (cursed)-Jere
22:30

Neri

Salathiel

Salathiel

Zorobabel

Zorobabel

Rhesa

Abiud

Joanna

Juda

Eliakim

Joseph

Semei

Azor

Mattathias

Maath

Sadoc

Nagge

Esli

Achim

Naum

Amos

Eliud

Mattathias

Joseph

Eleazar

Janna

Melchi

Matthan

Levi

Matthat

Jacob

Heli (or Eli) (Mary's
father)

(Joseph's father by marriage;

Heli was Joseph's father-in-law)

Joseph

Joseph

Jesus

Jesus

Jesus had to be fully God and fully man. He had to be the true Son of God and
also the Son of Man. Thus, He and He alone could redeem sinful man from the
curse that has existed from the fall of Adam. As a result, these two genealogies
are of immense importance. Jesus became the second Adam but did no sin. The
first Adam sinned even though he had a perfect environment. Jesus did no sin
even though He was surrounded by a sinful world and subject to the same temptations
as we are. As it is written, Heb 4:15-FOR WE HAVE NOT AN HIGH PRIEST WHICH CANNOT
BE TOUCHED (or sympathize) WITH THE FEELING OF OUR INFIRMITIES (or our weaknesses);
BUT WAS IN ALL POINTS (or every way) TEMPTED LIKE AS WE ARE, YET WITHOUT
SIN.Jesus gained back for all that
put their trust in Him that which the first Adam lost.Lk 3:23 (Part 2) (He) (which
is Jesus)BEING ([SUPPOSEDLY] [or
so it was thought-NIV])THE SON OFJOSEPH.

6-ADAM
TO SETH TO JOSEPH

AND ADAM LIVED AN HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS, AND BEGAT A SON IN HIS OWN LIKENESS,
AFTER HIS IMAGE; AND CALLED HIS NAME SETH-Gen 5:3. It is also written, AND ADAM
KNEW HIS WIFE AGAIN; AND SHE BARE A SON, AND CALLED HIS NAME SETH: FOR GOD,
SAID SHE, HATH APPOINTED ME ANOTHER SEED (or another child) INSTEAD OF ABEL,
WHOM CAIN SLEW-Gen 4:25. Seth means "the appointed one." It was from
the lineage of Seth that eventually Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah,
David, and Joseph would come forth. The verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OFHELI.

7-JESUS
WAS THE PHYSICAL CHILD OF MARY, BUT NOT OF JOSEPH

Matthew's chronology begins with Abraham and goes to David and then to Joseph.
It is the ancestry of Joseph. Note, the words "the king" applied to
David. From David it goes to Solomon, then to Roboam and follows the priestly
or the royal, legal line, or that of the king to Jesus through Joseph, His supposed
father. (Note, it says Jacob "begat" Joseph.)Luke's chronology starts with
Joseph, then goes back to Adam, the first man. It is the ancestry of Mary through
Nathan, another son of David, then to David. It traces Jesus being the Son of
Man. It shows that Jesus was also human and that Mary was of the lineage of
David. Therefore, Jesus was qualified as the Messiah through both lines: through
Joseph, He was heir to David's throne; through Mary, He was the Son of Man.Note in Matthew's Gospel, which
says that Jacob begat Joseph. In Luke's Gospel, it does not say this, but rather
states that Joseph was the son of Heli. The word "begat" is not used
here. Joseph would have been classified as the son of Heli by marriage to Mary.
Heli is believed to have been Mary's father. In Numbers 36:1-13, the laws of
inheritance are covered. It is believed that Mary’s father had no son. In such
a case, when Joseph married Mary then he would in effect also become the son
of Mary’s father. It was required that he be of the same tribe. Thus Joseph
had two fathers. The one was his real (or biological) father, and the other
was by law through marriage to Mary.Since Jesus was not physically
descended from the lineage recorded in Matthew's account, He did not receive
of the curse placed on Jehoiachin.The words "the king"
apply to David, the throne of David; however, it is not used regarding Solomon.
It was not fulfilled in Solomon.The wording in Matthew's chronology
in verse 16 reads, AND JACOB BEGAT JOSEPH THE HUSBAND OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN
JESUS, WHO IS CALLED CHRIST. The words, OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN JESUS, clearly
show that Jesus was the physical child of Mary but not of Joseph.Jesus, the seed of the woman,
is the One that would break the serpent’s head. Thus, His ancestry is traced
from the father of Mary, which is Heli, back to Adam-ref Gen 3:15.

Lk 3:24. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MATTHAT, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
LEVI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MELCHI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JANNA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JOSEPH,

Lk 3:25. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MATTATHIAS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
AMOS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(NAHUM), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ESLI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(NAGGAI),

Lk 3:26. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MAATH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MATTATHIAS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
SEMEI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JOSEPH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(JUDAH),

Lk 3:27. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JOANNA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
RHESA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(ZERUBBABEL), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(SHEALTIEL). It is acknowledged
by some that the Salathiel and Zorobabel mentioned in both Matthew's chronology
and Luke's chronology may not be the same. There are other differing views as
well. One may be that Shealtieh was indeed the Son of Neri, but in some other
legal way was also considered to be the son of Jechonias through adoption or
another unknown way. In this view, Zerubbabel would have had two sons—one was
Rhesa and the other was Abiud.The verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
NERI,

Lk 3:28. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MELCHI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ADDI, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
COSAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ELMODAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ER,

Lk 3:29. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JOSE, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ELIEZER, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JORIM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MATTHAT, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
LEVI,

Lk 3:30. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
SIMEON, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(JUDAH), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JOSEPH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JONAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ELIAKIM,

Lk 3:31. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MELEA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MENAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
MATTATHA, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
NATHAN. He is the older brother
of Solomon. The verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
DAVID,

Lk 3:32. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JESSE, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
OBED, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(BOAZ). He married Ruth,
the Moabitess. The verse continues—HICH WAS THE SON OF
SALMON. Rahab was married to Salmon.
The verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(NAHSHON),

Lk 3:33. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(AMMINADAB), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(RAM), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(HEZRON), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(PEREZ), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(JUDAH). It was through the
tribe of Judah that the Messiah must come. As it is written in Gen 49:10-THE
SCEPTRE SHALL NOT DEPART FROM JUDAH, NOR A LAWGIVER (or the ruler’s staff) FROM
BETWEEN HIS FEET, UNTIL SHILOH COME (or until He comes to whom it belongs-NIV);
AND UNTO HIM SHALL THE GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE BE (or it is He whom the people
will obey-JNT)..

Lk 3:34. WHICH WAS
THE SON OF
JACOB, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ISAAC, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ABRAHAM. Matthew’s Gospel started
with David, who was the king of Israel, then to Abraham and then forward. It
had to be done this way to show that Jesus had the proper ancestry to be the
King of Israel.
Luke’s Gospel started with Joseph, but was the genealogy of Mary, and went backward
to Abraham, but continued on to Adam which was the Son of God. It had to be
done this way to show that Jesus was the Son of Man.
The fact that this genealogy continues all the way to Adam implies that Jesus
came to save both Jews and Gentiles alike—that He was for all mankind, not only
for the Jews. The verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(TERAH), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(NAHOR),

Lk 3:35. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(SERUG), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(REU), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(PELEG), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
HEBER, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(SHELAH),

Lk 3:36. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
CAINAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ARPHAXAD, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(SHEM). It was through
the seed of Shem, the firstborn of Noah, that the Messiah would also ultimately
come. There were two other brothers also—Ham and Japheth. Shem—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
NOAH. Noah’s lineage may have been the
only one left on the earth that had not been corrupted by the fallen angels
coming in to the daughters of men-ref Gen 6:4. Noah was perfect in his generations
and Noah walked with God-ref Gen 6:9. Satan had attempted to corrupt the entire
human race. If he had succeeded, it would have been impossible for the Messiah
to come forth. Thus the fulfillment of Gen 3:15 would have been nullified. The
verse continues—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
LAMECH,

Lk 3:37. WHICH WAS
THE SON OF
(METHUSELAH), WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ENOCH. He walked with
God and was translated-ref Gen 5:22-24. Enoch also foretold of the second coming
of Christ in Jude 14-AND ENOCH ALSO, THE SEVENTH FROM ADAM, PROPHESIED OF THESE,
SAYING, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMETH WITH TEN THOUSANDS OF HIS SAINTS. Enoch—WHICH WAS THE SON OF
JARED, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
(MAHALALEL). He lived to be 969 years
old-ref Gen 5:27.WHICH WAS THE SON OF
CAINAN,
Lk 3:38. WHICH WAS THE SON OF
ENOS, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
SETH, WHICH WAS THE SON OF ADAM, WHICH WAS THE SON OF
GOD. He was the son of God, the first
man created by God.